Help: For Palm experts! POLL!!

[bcmind]

What's the different between the M500 and M130?

So far, I knew these:

M130 is color and M500 is mono.
The price is a bit different.
M130 used v4.1 OS and M500 used v4.0.
M130 is heavier than M500.
M130 have shorter battery life than M500.

But beside those different. What other factor(s) should I notice before making a purchase?

Which would you choose? And why?

The spec page on palm site is useless cuz I'm not really sure what it meant.

Thanks for the help!

BTW, the price difference is about $35 between them.

 

[fr]

1. Get a Pocket PC (iPAQ)

Or else I would go with the M500. I don't like the body style of the M1 series. Isn't the screen also smaller?

 

[Zim Hosein]

iPAQ is the way to go

 

[bcmind]

iPAQ is kinda out of my budget!

 

[amnesiac]

Is the M515 out of your budget? It's a sweet PDA.
Check out the Clie by Sony too, I personally like them better than the palms.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Just got a 515, I like the IPAQ's, but the Palm size is great, I use the Palm/case as a billfold. Gave last IPAQ to wife & she carries it in her purse (& cannot survive without it)

 

[Czar]

if you cant get a pocketpc then get a palm that has everything the pocketpc doesnt have. Because then you will get all what is bad about the pocketpc.

Small
Long battery life
Not color screen


not kidding

 

[bcmind]

O yeah, M515 cost me $90 more than M500 and $120 more for M130.

This is gonna be my first PDA. So let's keep it under $300